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January 8, 2010

By Jennifer Maddox Parks
Friday, January 8, 2010

"Georgia Trend' magazine has released a list containing what they consider to be the leaders in the state's power structure system — their 12th edition of the "100 Most Influential Georgians."

Three notable representatives of Southwest Georgia made the list.

October 30, 2009

By J.D. Sumner
Friday, October 30, 2009

ALBANY - Albany's Congressional representative said Thursday that he will continue to push for funding for a new senior center, calling the construction of a new center an important goal for the quality of life of area senior citizens.

August 21, 2009

By J.D. Sumner
Friday, August 21, 2009

ALBANY - Close to 500 people packed an Albany State University auditorium Thursday as U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, addressed his constituents on controversial health reform ideas.

August 20, 2009

By Chuck Williams and Lily Gordon
Thursday, August 20, 2009

U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop told more than 530 people at a town hall meeting he had not made up his mind on how he would vote on health care reform legislation.

August 20, 2009

By Andrea Castillo
Thursday, August 20, 2009

FORT VALLEY — It is in the American public’s best interest to take action on the health-care reform, U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Ga., said during a town hall meeting held at Fort Valley’s Pettigrew Center on Wednesday afternoon.

August 6, 2009

By Kimberly Page
Thursday, August 6, 2009

Congressman Sanford Bishop says the U.S. military mission in Iraq is going well, and the pace of troops returning home should pick up.

Bishop led a Congressional delegation this week that met with military, political and intelligence leaders in Iraq.

June 5, 2009

By J.D. Sumner
Friday, June 05, 2009

ALBANY - An influx of imported Chinese tires may have lead to the closure of Cooper Tire and Rubber Co.'s Albany plant and the loss of 1,400 jobs, according to the testimony of U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, before the U.S. International Trade Commission Wednesday.

May 31, 2009

By Bob Keefe and Mark Davis
Sunday, May 31, 2009

The house was haunted; everyone knew that. A shadowy figure peered from an upstairs window. Screams rent the night. There was that vanishing dog, too.

Young Jimmy, like everyone else in Plains, avoided the creaky old structure just outside of town.

April 17, 2009

By Wainwright Jeffers
Friday, April 17, 2009

It was 'Stimulus 101' for hundreds of south Georgia leaders, community organizations, and the public.

They learned how they can get stimulus money to help jump start south Georgia's economy.

April 8, 2009

By Jim Wallace
Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Second District Congressman Sanford Bishop toured the Mockingbird Drive neighborhood and met with people whose homes have been flooded twice in one week. Bishop says that local officials need to move quickly and apply for stimulus plan money to make flood improvements.